diff --git a/src/plugins/mcusupport/mcusupport_global.h b/src/plugins/mcusupport/mcusupport_global.h
index 159f1453ead..183f88bffaf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/mcusupport/mcusupport_global.h
+++ b/src/plugins/mcusupport/mcusupport_global.h
@@ -46,8 +46,9 @@ using McuPackagePtr = QSharedPointer<McuAbstractPackage>;
 using McuToolChainPackagePtr = QSharedPointer<McuToolChainPackage>;
 using McuTargetPtr = QSharedPointer<McuTarget>;
 
+static const QVersionNumber minimalVersion{2, 0, 0};
+static const QVersionNumber newVersion{2, 2};
 using Targets = QList<McuTargetPtr>;
 using Packages = QSet<McuPackagePtr>;
-static const QVersionNumber legacyVersion{2, 0, 0};
 
 } // namespace McuSupport::Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/mcusupport/mcusupportoptions.cpp b/src/plugins/mcusupport/mcusupportoptions.cpp
index 00cfde16d85..51a30723853 100644
--- a/src/plugins/mcusupport/mcusupportoptions.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/mcusupport/mcusupportoptions.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,12 @@ void McuSupportOptions::registerExamples()
 
 const QVersionNumber &McuSupportOptions::minimalQulVersion()
 {
-    return legacyVersion;
+    return minimalVersion;
+}
+
+bool McuSupportOptions::isLegacyVersion(const QVersionNumber &version)
+{
+    return version < newVersion;
 }
 
 void McuSupportOptions::setQulDir(const FilePath &dir)
diff --git a/src/plugins/mcusupport/mcusupportoptions.h b/src/plugins/mcusupport/mcusupportoptions.h
index 351dcbc34f6..0f11b0d705c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/mcusupport/mcusupportoptions.h
+++ b/src/plugins/mcusupport/mcusupportoptions.h
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ public:
     static void registerExamples();
 
     static const QVersionNumber &minimalQulVersion();
+    static bool isLegacyVersion(const QVersionNumber &version);
 
     void checkUpgradeableKits();
     void populatePackagesAndTargets();
diff --git a/src/plugins/mcusupport/mcusupportsdk.cpp b/src/plugins/mcusupport/mcusupportsdk.cpp
index 4cce7095757..a18f13b0cc7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/mcusupport/mcusupportsdk.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/mcusupport/mcusupportsdk.cpp
@@ -589,8 +589,7 @@ bool checkDeprecatedSdkError(const Utils::FilePath &qulDir, QString &message)
 McuSdkRepository targetsAndPackages(const Utils::FilePath &dir)
 {
     QList<McuTargetDescription> descriptions;
-
-    bool isLegacy = false;
+    bool isLegacy{false};
 
     auto descriptionFiles = targetDescriptionFiles(dir);
     for (const QFileInfo &fileInfo : descriptionFiles) {
@@ -610,8 +609,7 @@ McuSdkRepository targetsAndPackages(const Utils::FilePath &dir)
         }
 
         const auto qulVersion{QVersionNumber::fromString(desc.qulVersion)};
-        if (qulVersion == McuSupportOptions::minimalQulVersion())
-            isLegacy = true;
+        isLegacy = McuSupportOptions::isLegacyVersion(qulVersion);
 
         if (qulVersion < McuSupportOptions::minimalQulVersion()) {
             const QString legacyVersion = legacySupportVersionFor(desc.qulVersion);
diff --git a/src/plugins/mcusupport/test/unittest.cpp b/src/plugins/mcusupport/test/unittest.cpp
index bd357f2e2aa..d3d24d0b342 100644
--- a/src/plugins/mcusupport/test/unittest.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/mcusupport/test/unittest.cpp
@@ -316,4 +316,14 @@ void McuSupportTest::test_removeRtosSuffix()
     QCOMPARE(removeRtosSuffix(freeRtosEnvVar), expectedEnvVarWithoutSuffix);
 }
 
+void McuSupportTest::test_2dot1UsesLegacyImplementation()
+{
+    QCOMPARE(McuSupportOptions::isLegacyVersion({2, 1}), true);
+    QCOMPARE(McuSupportOptions::isLegacyVersion({2, 0}), true);
+    QCOMPARE(McuSupportOptions::isLegacyVersion({2, 0, 0}), true);
+    QCOMPARE(McuSupportOptions::isLegacyVersion({2, 0, 1}), true);
+    QCOMPARE(McuSupportOptions::isLegacyVersion({2, 2, 0}), false);
+    QCOMPARE(McuSupportOptions::isLegacyVersion({2, 2, 1}), false);
+}
+
 } // namespace McuSupport::Internal::Test
diff --git a/src/plugins/mcusupport/test/unittest.h b/src/plugins/mcusupport/test/unittest.h
index 735df77457e..a2e3a6b7513 100644
--- a/src/plugins/mcusupport/test/unittest.h
+++ b/src/plugins/mcusupport/test/unittest.h
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ private slots:
     void test_parseCmakeEntries();
     void test_removeRtosSuffix_data();
     void test_removeRtosSuffix();
+    void test_2dot1UsesLegacyImplementation();
 
 private:
     QVersionNumber currentQulVersion{2, 0};
-
     const QString id{"target_id"};
     const QString name{"target_name"};
     const QString vendor{"target_vendor"};